Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 7, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1945 at League Park IV. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 5 2 2 1
Metkovich 1b,rf 4 2 3 1
McBride rf,lf 3 1 2 0
  Lazor lf 3 0 1 2
Johnson B. lf 1 1 1 0
  Fox rf 1 0 0 0
  Camilli 1b 1 0 0 0
Culberson cf 3 0 1 1
Newsome 3b 5 1 1 2
Steiner 2b 3 0 0 0
Garbark c 5 0 0 1
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Ryba p 1 1 0 0
  Johnson V. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Meyer 2b 5 0 0 0
Rocco 1b 5 1 3 0
O'Dea rf 3 2 1 0
  Seerey ph 1 0 0 0
Heath lf 5 1 1 3
Boudreau ss 4 1 1 0
Hayes c 3 1 1 1
Ross 3b 3 0 1 0
Mackiewicz cf 4 0 3 2
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 2 0 2 0
  Klieman p 1 0 0 0
  Carnett ph 1 0 1 0
  Center p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6
Boston 311 003 0008111
Cleveland 300 210 0006140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   3.1 5 5 5 2 1
  Ryba  W(2-3) 4.2 8 1 1 1 1
  Johnson  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   1.2 5 4 4 2 0
  Henry  L(0-3) 3.1 4 4 4 3 1
  Klieman   3.0 1 0 0 5 0
  Center   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
10
1

  E–B. Steiner (13).  DP–Boston 4. Newsome-B. Steiner-Metkovich, Metkovich-Lake-Metkovich, McBride-Garbark, Lake-B. Steiner-Camilli.  2B–Boston Lazor (8); Newsome (8), Cleveland Mackiewicz (6).  3B–Cleveland O'Dea (2).  HR–Boston Lake (6,2nd inning off Smith 0 on); Metkovich (5,1st inning off Smith 0 on), Cleveland Heath (4,1st inning off Wilson 2 on).  SH–B. Steiner (7); Ross (8).  Team LOB–13.  Team–8.  U–Bill Summers, Jim Boyer, Red Jones.  T–2:17.  A–4,500.
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